Steve Black
Stephen Black (March 31, 1927 – June 12, 2008) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player from Thunder Bay, Ontario in the National Hockey League (NHL).
| Steve Black | |
|---|---|
| Born | March 31, 1927 Fort William, ON, CAN |
| Died | June 12, 2008 (aged 81) Thunder Bay, ON, CAN |
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Weight | 185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb) |
| Position | Left Wing |
| Played for | Detroit Red Wings Chicago Black Hawks |
| Playing career | 1946–1954 |
Junior career
Steve Black played five years for the Port Arthur Flyers of the TBJHL making two trips to the Memorial Cup Tournament before joining the PCHL.
Professional career
In 1946 Black joined the Oakland Seals of the PCHL and showed enough talent to move up to the AHL the following season. After two years in the minors, he joined the Detroit Red Wings. The Detroit Red Wings already had a lot of good players, including Gordie Howe, Ted Lindsay, and Sid Abel. Black won the Stanley Cup with the Detroit Red Wings in 1950. He moved to the Chicago Black Hawks in 1951. He played 39 times for the Chicago Red Wings before leaving the NHL. He played in the minor leagues for three more seasons before retiring from hockey in 1954.
Awards and achievements
- 1950 Stanley Cup Championship (Detroit)
- 1950 NHL All Star (Detroit)
Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1946–47 | Oakland Oaks | PCHL | 60 | 43 | 36 | 79 | 79 | |||||||
| 1947–48 | St. Louis Flyers | AHL | 58 | 11 | 18 | 29 | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1948–49 | St. Louis Flyers | AHL | 62 | 24 | 47 | 71 | 59 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 12 | ||
| 1949–50 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 69 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 53 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | ||
| 1950–51 | Milwaukee Sea Gulls | USHL | 9 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1950–51 | Indianapolis Capitals | AHL | 8 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1950–51 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1950–51 | Chicago Black Hawks | NHL | 39 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1951–52 | St. Louis Flyers | AHL | 37 | 9 | 21 | 30 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1952–53 | Calgary Stampeders | WHL | 45 | 21 | 16 | 37 | 61 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 2 | ||
| 1953–54 | Calgary Stampeders | WHL | 43 | 21 | 33 | 54 | 29 | 18 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | ||
| NHL totals | 113 | 11 | 20 | 31 | 77 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | ||||
Trivia
With the Detroit Red Wings, Black wore the #19 jersey which would decades later be worn by Steve Yzerman. Black wore the #17 jersey with the Chicago Black Hawks.